Women in America: Slightly Less Worse Off

This isn't so much a report on women as a collection of statistics about women. A true report on women would have as its opening and largest section a hair-on-fire description of the current rethuglican/DINO War on Women.

Nevertheless, the first comprehensive statistics in half a century are important. Page One Kentucky:

Today the White House released the first comprehensive report on the status of American women in nearly 50 years.

“This collection of data from across the federal government offers the most comprehensive look at women in America since the 1960s,” Acting Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank said. “With this report, this administration can more effectively manage programs that support women and girls and America’s families, and foster the growth of the U.S. economy.”

It’s truly an interesting look at statistical data concerning women.

Some highlights from the report:

* Women have not only caught up with men in college attendance but younger women are now more likely than younger men to have a college or a graduate degree. Women are also working more and the number of women and men in the labor force has nearly equalized in recent years. As women’s work has increased, their earnings constitute a growing share of family income.
* Gains in education and labor force involvement have not yet translated into wage and income equity. At all levels of education, women earned about 75 percent of what their male counterparts earned in 2009. In part because of these lower earnings and in part because unmarried and divorced women are the most likely to have responsibility for raising and supporting their children, women are more likely to be in poverty than men. These economic inequities are even more acute for women of color.
* Women live longer than men but are more likely to face certain health problems, such as mobility impairments, arthritis, asthma, depression, and obesity. Women also engage in lower levels of physical activity. Women are less likely than men to suffer from heart disease or diabetes. One out of seven women age 18-64 has no usual source of health care. The share of women in that age range without health insurance has also increased.
* Women are less likely than in the past to be the target of violent crimes, including homicide. But women are victims of certain crimes, such as intimate partner violence and stalking, at higher rates than men.

Click here to visit the White House data on women site or here (Warning: External PDF Link) to review the full report.

Be sure to check out each section of the report. Tons of info on families and income, education, employment, health, crime and violence.